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UNITED STATES Patented June 21, 1904.

GUSTAV F. HOCHRIEM, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VENDING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 763,286, dated June 21,1904.

Application filed February 4, 1904- Serial No. 192,05l l lo model.)

To all whrmt it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV F. HooHnInM, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is aspecification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to vending-machines; and it consists of the novelfeatures herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a vending-machineconstructed in accordance with the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the mechanism with the casing removed and looking inthe direction indicated by the arrow 2 in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the mechanism, the casing being shown in section, andtaken looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 in Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a side elevation looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 4in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view analogous to Fig. 4, with theindicating-wheel removed, and taken looking in the direction indicatedby the arrow 5 in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a front elevation looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow 6 in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a bottom planview taken looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 7 in Fig. 6.Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-section on a plane parallel with Fig. 3

4 and taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 6 and looking in the directionindicated by the arrow. Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-section on a planeparallel with Fig. 8 and on the line 9 9 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is avertical longitudinal section on the line 10 10 of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow. Fig. 11 is a detail plan View of thedelivery mechanism looking in the direction indicated by the arrow inFigs. 12 and 13. Fig. 12 is a vertical section on the line 12 12 of Fig.11 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 13 is avertical section on the line 13 13 of Fig. 11 and looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow. Fig. 14 is a perspective of thecoin-detector dogs. Fig. 15 is a perspective of the coin-releasing-dogbar. Fig. 16 is a detail perspective of the rack and reversible pawlcontrolling the operation of the main operating-lever. Fig. 17 is aperspective of the coin-operated lever which starts the machine. Fig. 18is a detail perspective, upon an enlarged scale, of the clutch mechanismaffected by the coin-operated lever. Fig. 19 is an enlarged perspectiveof the lever connecting the clutch to the swinging jaw. Fig. 20 is anenlarged perspective of the clockwinding lever. Fig. 21 is an enlargedperspective detail of one of the coin-operated levers for unlocking thedelivery-slides. Fig. 22 is an enlarged detail perspective of one of thedelivery-slides. Fig. 23 is a detail per spective of one of the trainsof mechanism'for releasing the delivery-slides to pay out commodities.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

sheet-metal bottom 40 rests upon rubber cushions 41, and said rubbercushions rest upon the table 42. The frame is substantially square inplan, and the base consists of wooden sills 43, resting upon the bottom40 and framed. together to form a square.

The casing comprises the front 44, the top 45, the ends 46, and aremovable back 47 said casing resting upon the upper edges of the sills43. An intermediate cross-sill 48 connects the front and back sills, anda channelbar 49 is mounted upon this cross-sill. Flanges extenddownwardly from the top to form an inverted channel-bar 50 in verticalalinement with the channel-bar 49, and the supporting-frame 51 isslidingly mounted in the channel-bars 49 and 50, so that the frame andall its connections may be withdrawn from the casing by removing theback section 47.

A delivery-base 52 is secured to the porting-frame 51 by the screws 52.e

The perforated plate 53 has parallel ribs 54 on its lower face engagingthe upper face of the base 52, and the delivery-slides 55 are mountedbetween the ribs 54. Flanges 56 extend upwardly from the plate 53 aroundthe openings 57, and the lower ends of the com modity-receptacles 58 arefixed in said openings 57. A quantity of commodities may be placed ineach of the receptacles 58, said commodities passing downwardly one at atime into the openings 59 in the delivery-slide, and

supas the slide is pushed backwardly the commodity will fall through oneof the openings in the delivery-base 52. Posts 61 extend upwardly fromthe plate 53, and the arms 62 extend upwardly from the rear ends of theslides 55, the retractile coil-springs 63 connecting the arms 62 to theposts 61, the tension of said springs being exerted to throw the slidesbaekwardly and discharge the commodities.

Fingers 64 extend forwardly from the plate 50 and form stops againstwhich the arms 62 strike to limit the backward motion of the slides 55.A series of ears 65 extends forwardly from the base 52, and thelatchingdogs 66 are pivoted to said cars by the pin 67 the free ends ofsaid dogs extending backwardly and downwardly and engaging in notches 68in the slides 55 to hold the slides forwardly against the tension of thesprings 63. A series of cars 69 extends upwardly from the center of thebase 52 in transverse alinement, and the locking-dogs 70 are pivotallyconnected to said cars by the pin 71, the free ends of said dogsnormally engaging the arms 62 to lock the slides in their forward position until the coin operated mechanism raises the locking-dogs torelease the slides.

The plate 53 is secured to the .base by the screws 72. Arms 73 extendupwardly from the latching-dogs 66, and the retractile coilsprings 74connect said arms to the angle-iron 75, said angle-iron being secured tothe commodity-tubes 58, the tension of said springs being exerted tothrow the latching-dogs 66 downwardly into the notches 68.

A coin-chute-supporting plate 76 is secured to the frame 51 by screws77, and the coinchute lower back plate 78 is secured to thesupporting-plate by screws 79. The back brace 80 is located in front ofthe commoditytubes and secured to the frame 51 by the screw 81, passingthrough the back brace and through the lug 82, which extends from theframe. The side bar 83 extends forwardly from the outer end of the backbrace 80 and is secured to the coin-chute lower back plate 78 by thescrew 84L, inserted through the forward end of said side bar and throughthe lug projecting from said back plate.

A brace 85 connects the rear end of the side bar 83 to the outer end ofthe base 52. The leg 86 is connected to the side bar 83 near its centerand extends downwardly to a level with the lower edge of the frame 51,said leg being used to support the mechanism when out of the casing. Abrace 87 connects the lower part of the leg 86 to the lower end of thebrace 85 and to the outer end of the base 52 by the screw 88. A board 89is mounted inside of the back wooden sill 43, and the commodity-chute 90is mounted with its rear end upon the upper edge of the board 89 and itsforward end terminating in the deliveryopcning 91 in the lower part ofthe front wooden sill 43, said chute being upon an incline.

A sheet-metal floor 92 is mounted upon the front and side sills 13 abovethe forward half of the commodity-chute 90, and a gravitydoor 93swingingly depends from the rear edge of the floor 92, said door beingof such length that when swung backwardly it will strike the bottom ofthe chute 90. A coinbox 94 is mounted upon the floor 92 and hascoin-receiving openings 95 just inside of its front wall, there being adeflector 96 below said openings to throw the coins backwardly into thebox. The lid 97 is pivoted in place to form the top of the box and toprovide means for removing the coins. The arm 98 extends laterally fromthe forward end. of the brace 87 to engage the rear side of the coinbox94 and hold it within bounds.

The coin-chute lower front plate 99 is interposed between the back plate78 and the supporting1')late 76, there being ribs 100 extendingbackwardly from the plate 99 against the plate 78 to divide thecoin-chute vertically, there being just space enough between said ribsto allow the passage of a coin. This lower part of the coin-chute isrigidly mounted, while the upper part of the coin-chute is pivotallymounted.

The spacing-blocks 101 extend backwardly from the lower corners of thecoin-ehutc-supporting plate 76 to locate the lower part of thecoin-chute some distance back of the supporting-plate. The guide-blocks102 extend backwardly from the supporting-plate 76 in vertical alinementwith the ribs 100. The supporting-plate arms 103 extend backwardly anddownwardly from the upper corners of the supporting-plate 76, the rearends of said arms being connected by the stop-bar104. The rear uppercoin-chute plate 105 has ears 106, through which the pivot 107 extendsto pivotally connect said ears to the arms 103. The front uppercoin-chute plate 108 is placed against the s1 acing-ribs 109, whichextend forwardly from the plate 105, and the screws 110 connect theplates 105 and 108 together to form the upper part of the coin-chute,which swings upon the pivot 107. Arms 111 extend upwardly and backwardlyfrom the plate 105, and the rigid coin-chute jaw 112 extendshorizontally forwardly from the upper ends of said arms. The swingingcoin-chute jaw 113 has arms 11 1, through which the pivot 107 extends,the upper edge of said jaw 113 passing under the jaw 112. A guideplate115 is secured to lugs 116, extending baekwardly from the ends of thejaw 113, so as to form the coin-chute mouth 117, and lugs 118 divide thecoin-chute mouth transversely into spaces approximately the right sizeto receive the coins. A yoke 119 is pivotally mounted upon the rod .120,connecting the rear ends of the arms 103, the arms of said yokeextending upwardly and the forward motion of said arms being limited bythe stopbar 104. A coin-operated pivot-bar 121 has its ends looselymounted in the upper ends of the arms of the yoke 119, and theoperatinglevers 122 and 123 extend through the ends of this bar 121. Thecoin-fingers 124 extend forwardly from the bar 125, and said bar 125connects the forward ends of the levers 122 and 123, and said fingers124 extend through vertical slots 126 in the upper coin-chute plates 105and 108. A counterbalancing-weight 127 is fixed upon the rear end of thelever 122, and a vertical bearing 128 is formed at the rear end of thelever 123. The counterbalancing-weight 127 overbalances the fingers 124to hold them normally elevated to the upper limits of the slots 126; butwhen one or more coins are inserted into the coin-chute the weight 127will be overcome by the weight of the coins. A retractile coil-spring129 connects the lower end of one of the arms 114 to the upper end ofone of the arms of the yoke 119, the tension of said spring beingexerted to hold the swinging coin-chute jaw 113. to its outer limit ofmotion and the tension of said spring being also exerted to hold theyoke-arms against the stop-bar 104 and hold the fingers 124 in the slots126 in position to catch and hold the coins. The coin-releasing dog-bar130 is pivotally mounted in cars 131, extending backwardly from thecoin-chute lower back plate 78, and the coin-releasing dogs 132 extendfrom said bar 130 downwardly and forwardly through the openings 133 inthe plates 78 and 99, said dogs being located in position between theribs 100 to catch and hold the coins as they pass downwardly from thecoin-chute mouth. A retractile coil-spring 134 connects the arm 135,extending backwardly from the bar 130 to the lower part of the plate 78,the tension of said spring being exerted to hold the dogs 132 inposition to catch the coins. An operating-arm 136 extends upwardly andlaterally from the bar 130 to be engaged by other operating mechanism toovercome the spring 134 and withdraw the dogs 132 to release the coins.The coin-detector dog-bar 137 is pivotally mounted in ears 138,extending from the lower corners of the plate 78, and the coin-detectordogs 139 extend downwardly and forwardly below the lower coin-chuteplates 78 and 99. Au inclined wall 140 has ribs 141 projectingforwardly, and a glass plate 142 is placed against the front edges ofthe ribs 141 to form the coin-displaying hoppers 143, located inposition to receive the coins as they pass from the lower coin-chute,and the coin-detector dogs 139 swing backwardly and forwardly in slots144, formed from the lower edge of the inclined wall 140, between theribs 141, so as to catch the coins and hold them in position to be seenthrough the glass 142. An arm 145 extends upwardly from the bar 137, anda retractile coil-spring 146 connects said arm to the leg 86, thetension of said spring being excited to throw the dogs 139 forwardly tocatch the coins.

An arm 147 extends downwardly from the bar 137, said arm being connectedto a moving part of the mechanism, as hereinafter described, for thepurpose of withdrawing the dogs 139 and allowing the coins to pass intothe coin-box 94. Aspacing-block 148 extends laterally from the rear partof the frame 51, and the main operating-lever 149 is pivotally connectedto the outer end of said spacingblock, said lever extending horizontallyforwardly to a point beyond the front edge of the frame 51. A slidingbolt 150 is mounted in bearings 151 and 152, extending forwardly fromthe casing-front 44, and said bolt has a slot 153 to receive the forwardend of the lever 149. A handle 154 projects forwardly from the bolt tobe manually engaged for operating the lever. A stud 155 extendslaterally from the central upper part of the frame 51 in verticalalinement with the lever 149.

A segmental gear 156 has a hub 157 pivotal] y mounted upon the stud 155,and a clutch member 158 is mounted upon'the stud 155 beside the hub 157.A clutch-dog arm 159 extends from the clutch member-158 througha slot inthe clutch member 160, said clutch member 160 being carried by the hub157, and the clutch-dog 161 is pivotally connected to the outer end ofthe clutch-dog arm 159 and extends beside said arm through the clutchmembers 158 and 160 and to a point on the opposite side of said membersfrom the pivot, said clutch-dog operating in a substantially verticalslot 162 in the clutch member 158. A connecting-rod 163 extendsdownwardly from the free end of the clutch-dog through the verticalbearing 128, and a step 164, fixed upon said connecting-rod 163, limitsthe downward motion of said rod through the bearing 128.

When the coins strike the fingers 124, said fingers are depressed, thuselevating the hearing 128 against the step 164 and raising theconnecting-rod 163, thereby raising the clutchdog161. A clutch-tooth 165extends from the clutch member 160 through the slot 166 of the clutchmember 158 to be engaged by the clutch-dog 161 when said clutch-dog isswung upwardly by the weight of the coins, thereby-locking the clutchmember 160 to the clutch member 158 when said member is being moved inthe direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 18.

A connecting-rod 167 connects the forward end of the clutch member 158to the lever 149, so that when said lever 149 is depressed the clutchmember 158 is operated forwardly, as

indicated, and if a coin is in the chute upon the fingers 124 the clutchmember 160 will be carried forwardly and the segmental gear 156 will becorrespondingly moved. A retractile coil-spring 168 connects the rearend of the clutch member 158 to the operating-lever 149,

the tension of said spring being exerted to pull the clutch member andthe lever toward each other, thereby elevating the lever and returningthe clutch member to its normal position, as shown inFig. 9. A brake-bar169 is pivotally mounted upon the stud 155 inside of the clutch member158 in position to engage the clutch-dog'161 when the clutch isoperated. A stop 170 extends laterally from the lower end of thebrake-bar, and the springcotter 171 rigidly mounted by being insertedthrough the stud 155, extends downwardly in front of the step 170, sothat the backward motion of the upper end of the brake-baris limited,thereby releasing the clutch-dog 161 from the pressure of the brake whenthe clutch mechanism is in its normal position, so that said brake willnot interfere with the operation of the clutch-dog by the weight of thecoin.

The retractilo coil-spring 172 connects the lower end of the brake-bar169 to one of the arms 103, the tension of said spring being exerted tohold the brake-bar against the clutch-dog after the lever 169 hascommenced to operate the clutch mechanism. A ratchettooth 17 3 projectsbackwardl y from the clutch member 160. A pawl 17 a ispivotallyconnected to the frai'ne 51 in position to engage the tooth 173at the forward end of the motion of the clutch mechanism, and acam-surface 175 extends from the clutch member 158 to engage the pawl174 and throw said pawl out of engagement with the tooth 17 3 when theclutch member 158 moves backwardly and returns to its normal position,thus re leasing the clutch member 160 and allowing it to return to itsnormal position after the return of the clutch member 158. A retractilecoil-spring 176 connects the clutch member 160 to the frame, the tensionof said spring being exerted to return the clutch mechanism to itsnormal position. A spring 177 connects the pawl .174 to theoperatinglever 1 19, the tension of said spring being exerted to holdthe pawl against the clutch members. A bearing-block 17 8 has its endsattached to the frame 51, and a shaft 179 is rotatably mounted throughthe frame and through the bearing-block. A hub 180, carrying thespring-actuated pawl 181, is fixed upon the shaft 179 just inside theframe 51, and the spur-gear 182 is loosely mounted just inside thebearing-block 178, in mesh with the segmental gear 156. A ratchet-wheel183 is mounted between the gear 182 and the hub 180, rigidly connectedto the gear in position to be engaged by the pawl 181. \Vhcn the clutchmechanism is moved forwardly by pressing the lever 1 19, theratchet-wheel 183 slides over the pawl 181 and the shaft 17 9 remainsstationary; but when the clutch mechanism returns to its normal positionthe re verse motion of the segmental gear causes the ratchet-wheel toengage the pawl and retate the shaft. The delivery-slide-connecting bar184 is mounted horizontally above the delivery-slides and has arms 185extending upwardly from its ends and. connected to the frame by thepivot-rod 186, extending through the side bar 83 and through the frame.

A horizontal connecting-rod 187 extends forwardly from the lower part ofone of the arms 185 and is attached to the vertical connccting-rod 188,which connects the forward end of the clutch member 160 to the lowerpart of the frame, so that as the clutch member swings to and fro thebar 18st swings back and forth. The delivery slide unlocking fingers 189extend downwardly from the bar 184 in front of the'arms 62, so that whenthe slides have moved backwardly to discharge from the commodity-tubes58 the operation of the clutch mechanism swings the bar .184: forwardly,causing the lingers 189 to engage the arms 62 and move the slidesforwardly.

A brake-wire 190 is coiled to form a bearing, said bearing being mountedupon the pivot-rod 186, with one end of the wire engaging the shaft 179and the other end of the wire extending backwardly and upwardly, and achain 191 is attached to the rear end of the wire and removably engagesa pin 192, extending from the rear part of the frame, so that bytightening the chain the tension of the brake-wire 190 increases thefriction between the wire and the shaft 179 and retards the retation ofsaid shaft by the force of momentum. A coin-chute-operati ng arm 193extends upwardly from the outer one of the arms 185, and a retractilccoil-spring 194 connects this arm 193 to the arm 195, extendingupwzu'dly from the frame, the tension of said spring being exertedv topull the arm 193 backwardly and throw the bar 184 forwardly.

A connecting-rod 196 connects the arm 193 toone of the arms of the yoke119, so that as the arm 193 swings backwardly the arms of the yoke 119swing backwardly on the rod 120, thus withdrawing the coin-fingers 124from the slots 126 and allowing the coin to passdownwardly into thechute. A connecting-rod 197 and a spring 198 form a yielding connectionbetween the upper end of the arm 193 and the lower end of the pivotedpart of the coin-chute, the tension of said spring being exerted toswing the lower end of the upper part of the coin-chute backwardly intoalinement with the lower part of the coinchute. A connecting-rod 199connects the upper end of the arm 193 with the arm 1 17, so that asthearm 193 swings backwardly the coin-detector dogs 139 are withdrawnfrom the slots 1% to allow the coin to pass into the coinbox 94:.

A brace 200 is connected to the lower end of the bearing-block 17 8 andto the upper end of the leg 86 and the side bar 83 by the screw 201.Ears 202 extend upwardly from this brace, and a pivot-rod 203 isinserted through these ears, there being a pair of ears for each of thecommodity-tubes 58.

A coin-operated-lever frame 204 is pivotall y mounted upon the rod 203,one for each of the commodity-tubes, and the coin-operated levers 205extend forwardly from these frames through the slots 206 in the lowerends of the coin-chute plates 78 and 99 and between the ribs 100, sothat as the coin descends through the chute the weight of the coinstrikes the lever 205 and depresses said lever.

The unlocking-arms 207 extend backwardly from the frames 204, and therear ends of said arms are connected to the locking-dogs by theconnecting-rods 208, so that when the pressure of the delivery-slides isremoved from the locking-dogs 70 the weight of the coin on the forwardend of the lever 205 will overbalance the weight of the locking-dog andraise said dog out of the way of the arms 62. The coin is held inposition upon the lever 205 by one of the releasing-dogs 132 until saiddog is withdrawn and the coin allowed to pass.

A bar 209 has its ends bent backwardly and formed into bearings, saidbearings, being mounted upon the pivot-rod 186, and the extreme end ofsaid rod extends downwardly from one of the hearings to form theweightsupport 210,and the weight 211 is attached to the lower end ofsaid support. The weight 211 holds the bar 209 in horizontal alinementwith the pivot-rod186 in position to just pass above the forward ends ofthe arms 207 when the machinery is in a vertical position. If an attemptshould be made to tamper with the machine by tipping it backwardly, theweight 211 will press the bar 209 downwardly upon the arms 207, thusholding the locking-dogs 70 down upon the slides, thereby preventing theslides from delivering the commodity out of the tubes.

A clock-gear is mounted on the shaft 212 in the casing 213, said casingbeing secured to the front part of the frame 51. The speed of theclock-gear is controlled by the weight-214, adjustably mounted upon therod 215, said rod being operated by the escapement of the clockgear. Theclock winding arm 216 extends upwardly and backwardly from the shaft 212and is connected to the clutch member 160 by the pin 217 ,rigidly fixedin the end of the arm 216 and extending through the slot 218 in theconnecting-rod 219, the upper end of said conneeting-rod being securedto the forward end of said clutch member, so that as the clutch memberis operated the free end of the arm 216 is forced downwardly, thuswinding the clock. The slot 218 allows the clutch member to fly back toits normal position and allows the winding member to move slowly back toits normal position, the backward motion of said winding member beingcaused by the tension of the spring and being regulated by theescapement mechanism.

An arm 220 extends backwardly and downspring safety-arm 222 is rigidlyconnected to one of the arms'114 and extends backwardly and slightlydownwardly and engages the pin 223, projecting from the side of thelever 149, so that if' an instrument is inserted in the mouth of thecoin-chute and the lever 149 afterward depressed, as might occur inendeavoring to tamper with the machine, the spring-arm 222 will yieldand slip over the end of the pin 223, thus throwing the machine out oforder without delivering any of the commodities, and the machine cannotbe again worked until the spring 222 has been returned to its normalposition. A tooth-rack 224 is secured to the inner face of thecoin-chute-supporting plate 76, and a pawl 225 is pivotally connected tothe lever 149 in position to engage the rack 224, the operation of saidpawl being controlled by a spring 226, rigidly secured to the lever 149.The free end of said spring is provided with a hump 227, which engagesthe lower end of the pawl. hen the lever 149 is in its normal position,the lower end of, the pawl 225 engages the spring 226 behind the hump227, thus holding the point of the pawl yieldingly in engagement withthe rack 224. When the lever 149 is depressed to the lower end of therack 224, a throw-off lug 228 will engage the point of the pawl and movethe lower end of the pawl over the hump 227, thus holding the pawl outof engagement with the rack and allowing the lever 149 to swingupwardly, and when said lever swings upwardly to the upper end of therack 224, the throwon-lug 229 engages the point of the pawl and swingsthe lower end of the pawl back over the hump 227. to its normalposition. Then the lever 149 has started downwardly, it cannot bereturned to its normal position without completing its down course andthrowing the pawl out of engagement with the rack. In other words, themachine will not be operated except by moving theleve'r 149 to itslowest limit. The plunger 230 is mounted to slide horizontally in theplunger-frame 231, said frame being secured to the opposite side of themain frame 51 from the counter-chute by screws inserted through theopenings 232 into the main frame. The delivery-slide-unlatchingpivot-bar 233 is mounted with one end in the bracket 234, extending fromthe brace 200, and with the other end in the bracket 235, attached tothe opposite side of the frame 51.

A lug 236 extends from the bar 233 in position to engage the stop 237extending from the bracket 235, to limit the pivotal motion LOO of thebar 233. A series of arms 238 extend downwardly from the bar 233, andconnecting-rods 239 are hooked through the arms 73 and slide through thelower ends of the arms 238, there being heads 2 10 upon the ends ofsaid"connecting-rods to hold the rods in the arms 238. An arm 241extends upwardly from the bar 233 in position to be engaged by theplunger 230, so that as the plunger moves backwardly the bar 233 istipped on its pivot to swing the arms 238 forwardly, thus pulling on therods 239 and raising the latchingdogs 66 out of engagement with thedeliveryslide, thereby releasing the slides to deliver the commoditiesfrom the tubes.

A retractile coil-spring242 connects the arm 243, extending upwardlyfrom the plunger 230 to the frame, the tension of said spring beingexerted to snap the plunger backwardly.

The plunger-operating arm 244 extends laterally from the rear end of theplunger in position to be engaged by the vertical connecting-rod 188, sothat when the lever 1419 is depressed and the clutch member 160 operatedthe plunger is moved forwardly against the tension of the spring 2 12.The plunger-locking arm 245 extends downwardly from the operating-arm 241 and the locking-tooth 246 projects laterally from the lower end ofthis arm. The locking-pawl 247 is pivotally connected to the frame andrests upon the tooth 24-6, there being a shoulder 248 upon the lowerside of the pawl 24:7 to engage and interlock with the tooth 246.; sothat when the plunger is pushed forward to the limit the tooth 246engages the shoulder 24.8 and holds the plunger in its forward position.The plunger-unlocking dog 249 is fixed upon the shaft 212 of the clockmechanism in position to engage the free end of the pawl 2 17, so thatas the shaft 212 rotates the free end of the pawl 247 is elevated tounlock the plunger and allow it to snap backwardly.

A wheel 250 is fixed upon the shaft 179, and teeth 251 project from theperiphery of said wheel, said teeth being pointed and spaced evenlyapart. A roller 252, carried by the plunger 230, engages between theteeth 251 when the plunger snaps backwardly, said roller being withdrawnout of engagement with the teeth when the plunger is moved forwardly.

Arms 253 extend radially from the wheel 250, and the indicator-rim 25 1is carried by the outer ends of said arms, the outer face of said rimbeing divided into spaces 2553, upon which any desired matter may beprinted or shown, each of said spaces being of a size suitable to beseen through the glass-covered opening 256 in the upper front part ofthe casing.

A lever 257 is pivotally connected to the frame in a substantiallyvertical position, with its lower end in position to be engaged by theoperating-arm 24 1 when it moves forwardly.

A wire 258 slides through the upper end of the lever 257 and isconnected to the swinging coin-chute jaw 113, there being a head 250 tolimit the distance between the jaw and the lever, so that when'theplunger moves forwardly to release the indicator-wheel the jaw willswing over the mouth of the coinchute and so that when the clutchmechanism snaps back to its normal position the jaw is left in itsclosed position by the sliding of the wire.

The swinging coin-chute jaw 113 will always he in its closed positionwhen the coinchutes are in alinement.

Coin-openings 260 lead through the casing front 44 to the mouth of thecoin-chute, and when the swinging jaw passes over the mouth of thecoin-chute the coins inserted through these coin-openings will strikethe swinging jaw and not pass into the coin-chute.

The goods contained in the commodity-receptacles may be indicated in thespaces 261. The commodity receptacles and slides must be constructedwith reference to the goods or commodities to be vended.

Directions for operating the machine may be displayed in the space 262.A warning to those who would tamper with the machine may be displayed inthe space 263, and a nameplate may occupy the space 264:.

The foregoing description may be summed up in terms as follows: Aplurality of commodityrece1')tacles are adapted to receive the goods orcommodity to be vended. A paying-out mechanism is provided foreachreceptacle, and locking-dogs hold the payingout mechanisms from beingdischarged. A clutch mechanism is adapted to discharge all of theunlocked paying-out mechanism simultaneously. The main operating -leverhas mechanism to prevent its making less than a full stroke. There is alower rigid coinchute and an upper pivoted coin-chute, there being acoin-passage through the coin-chutes for each paying-out mechanism. Amechanism controlled from each of the upper coinchutes connects theoperating-lever to the clutch mechanism. A mechanism controlled fromeach of the lower coin-chutes unlocks the paying-out mechanism. Theindicatorwheel is mounted to spin, and the pawl-andratchet connectionbetween the indicator and the clutch mechanism provides a means ofspinning the indicator in one direction. The plunger for stopping theWheel is spring-actuated to snap against the wheel, and the plunger ismoved against the spring and locked by the clutch. Theclockmechanismunlocks the plunger and allows it to snap. The clutchmechanism closes the swinging jaw by one connection and theoperating-lever closes the swinging jaw by another connection, thelatter connection being yielding, so that an obstruction to the jaw putsthe machine out of order. The clock mechanism holds the upper coin-chuteout of alinement with the lower coin-chute. A spring holds the swingingjaw normally open. Connections with the clutch mechanism releases thecoin after it has done its work.

\V hen the machine is in order and proper coins are used, the operationis as follows: The delivery-slides are locked, the clutch isdisconnected from the operating-lever, and all the parts are in theirnormal positions. A coin is inserted through a coin-opening 260, whichindicates the commodity desired. The coin passes into the uppercoin-chute and strikes the fingers 124 and by the force of gravityoperates the train of mechanism which moves the clutch-dog 161 andconnects the clutch mechanism to the operating-lever. Theoperating-lever is depressed, thereby transferring the pressure of thedelivery-slides from the locking-dogs to the latches, winding the clockmechanism, locking the plunger, operating the pawl-and-ratchetconnection of the indicator wheel, swinging the upper coinchute intoalinement with the lower coin-chute, operating the swinging jaw to closethe coinch utc mouth, releasing the coin from the upper coin-chute andallowing it to pass into the lower coin-chute, where it strikes thelever 205 and raises the locking-dog 70. Then the operating-lever isreleased, allowing the clutch mechanism to snap back to its normalposition, thus discharging the unlocked paying-out mechanism, spinningthe indicator-wheel, releasing the clock mechanism, discharging theprevious coins from the coin-detector, and releasing the coin from thelower chute into the coindetector. Then the clock mechanism in due timeunlocks the plunger to stop the indicator and swings the uppercoin-chute to its normal position and opens its mouth. If the coin istoo small, it will pass between the fingers 124C and fall into thecoin-detector without throwing in the clutch.

In a companion application on coin-exhibitors for vending-machines,filed April 25, 1904, Serial N 0.2%,891 I claimed the coin-exhibitor byitself, and I do not wish to make such claims in this application.

I claim 1. lnavending-machine: alower coin-chute rigidly mounted; anupper coin-chute pivotally mounted to swing into and out of alinementwith the lower coin-chute, so as to discharge either from the lowercoin-chute or i y the lower coin-chute; and a pivoted jaw in po sitionto close the upper coin-chute when said upper coin-chute is in alinementwith the lower coin-chute; substantially as specified.

2. In a vending-machine, a suitable casing; a lower channel-bar; anupper channel-bar; a supporting-frame slidingly mounted in saidchannel-bars; a third leg to supportsaid frame when removed from thecasing; and a coin-operated vending mechanism mounted upon said frame.

3. In a vending-machine: a commodity-receptacle; a slide to pay out fromthe receptacle; a coin-chute; a jaw pivotally mounted in position toclose the coin-chute; suitable operating mechanism; and ayieldingconnection between the operating mechanism and the pivoted jaw, so thatan obstruction interfering with the pivoted jaw will break theconnection between the pivoted jaw and the operating mechanism and putthe machine out of order; substantially as specified.

4:. In a vending-machine, a commodity-receptacle; aslide to pay out fromthe receptacle; a spring to operate said slide; a lockingdog to hold theslide against the spring; a latching-dog; means of transferring thepressure from the locking-dog to the latching-dog; and coin-operatedmechanism for moving the locking-dog out of the Way and releasing thelatching-dog.

5. In a vending-machine, a commodity-receptacle; a slide to pay out fromthe receptacle; a spring to operate the slide; a lockingdog to hold theslide against the spring; a latching-dog; means of transferring thepressure from the locking-dog to the latching-dog; acoin-gravity-operated lever for raising the locking-dog out of the Wayof the slide; and means of releasing said latch to allow the slide tosnap back and pay out a commodity.

6. In a vending-machine, asupport; astud extending laterally from thesupport; a clutch member pivotally mounted upon the support; acommodity-receptacle; a connection between the clutch member and thecommodity-receptacle for paying out the commodity; asecond clutch membermounted beside the first; a main operating-lever connected to the secondclutch member; a clutch-dog for connecting the second clutch member tothe first clutch member; and a coin-operated lever for throwing in theclutch-dog.

7. In a vending-machine, a plurality of com- 1 modity-receptacles; apaying-out mechanism for each commodityreceptacle; a locking-dog foreach commodity-receptacle; coin-operated levers for unlocking thelocking-dogs; a single clutch mechanism for operating all the unlockedpaying-out mechanisms simultaneously; amain operating-lever; andcoin-operated means of connecting the lever to the clutch mechanism.

8. In a vending-machine, a commodity-receptacle; paying-out mechanismfor the commodity-receptacle; a locking-dog for thepaying-out mechanism;coin-operated means of unlocking the paying-out mechanism; a clutchmechanism for operating the paying-out mechanism, and coin-operatedmeans of connecting the clutch mechanism.

9. In a vending-machine, a commodity-receptacle; paying-out mechanismfor the commodity-receptacle; a locking-dog for the paying-outmechanism; coin-operated means of unlocking the paying-out mechanism; aclutch ITO

